Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in turn, during a press conference in Ankara said that the killer Russian Ambassador mevlüt Altıntaş belonged to the Terrorist organizations of fethullahists (FETO) Islamic opposition leader Fethullah Gulen, who, according to Turkish authorities, was behind the coup attempt occurred in the summer of this year, reports Reuters.

“This dirty organization, unfortunately, got into our army and the police. The attempt on the Ambassador is a clear testimony to this. The clues are abroad”, – he declared. The Turkish President stressed that the relations of the terrorist indicate his belonging to FETO.

Erdogan replied to critics who have expressed bewilderment in connection with the fact that the law enforcement bodies of Turkey tried to detain the murderer of the Russian Ambassador in Ankara alive.

“There is speculation about why he was not taken alive. But it would have had to pay, he could kill a few cops. The officer who killed the terrorist, saw that he made a suspicious movement with his hand and thought he could get it and throw a bomb. Then a police officer was forced to shoot to kill,” said the Turkish President.

According to him, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov was a very special diplomat. “He never interfered in the internal Affairs of Turkey and did everything possible for the development of relations between Ankara and Moscow,” – said Erdogan.

Earlier, media reported that Turkish investigators carefully examine who FETO. According to a source to Reuters, the shooter went to school with people that were previously detained in connection with the organization, which in Turkey is considered a terrorist.

“According to information received, the people who helped the arrow to go to school, were members of FETO. Signs point to the fact that the man who murdered the Russian Ambassador, was also from FETO. Now the consequence proceeds from this” – said the Agency interlocutor in law enforcement bodies of Turkey.

The version of the connection between the criminal who killed the Ambassador of Russia to Turkey Andrei Karlov, and living in the United States preacher Fethullah Gulen at this stage looks convincing, said the unnamed Turkish official. And this version currently is the main focus of the investigation.

Gulen himself later released a statement regarding the incident of the attack on the website of new York the Alliance for Shared Values (“the Alliance for shared values”). “I was shocked and deeply saddened when I learned of the tragic murder of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey Andrey Karlov. I strongly condemn this heinous terrorist attack,” said the politician, more than 15 years living in the United States.

In July this year, Ankara has demanded the extradition of gülen to his homeland. He was accused of involvement in the coup attempt in Turkey. On the night of 16 July in the Republic by a group of rebels was an attempted military coup, the main fighting took place in Ankara and Istanbul.

In December 2014, the judicial authorities in Istanbul also issued a warrant for Gulen’s arrest in connection with suspicion of creating a terrorist organization to undermine the position of the incumbent leadership of the country and the ruling Party of justice and development.

62-year-old Andrew Charles was shot dead on 19 December during a speech at the opening in Ankara of the photo exhibition “Russia from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka through the eyes of a traveler” in the presence of numerous journalists and guests. As it turned out, the murder was committed by 22-year-old police officer mevlüt MERT Altıntaş. He was shot dead by Turkish security forces after committing the crime.

The foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation the murder of the Ambassador was qualified as a terrorist attack. The UN Security Council also acknowledged the incident a terrorist attack. Russia’s investigative Committee opened a criminal case under article “an Act of international terrorism”, a group of Russian investigators has already located in Ankara. And the Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin called the murder of Charles “stab in the back” to the world community.